Costa Rica - Youth Unemployment 2011
22.04%
+4.66pp from 2010
Costa Rica's youth unemployment was 22.04% in 2011, increased +4.66pp from 17.38% in 2010. This was the 126th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2011▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Niger | 0.47% | -61.5% |
| 2nd | Cambodia | 0.60% | -38.0% |
| 3rd | Qatar | 1.31% | 0.8% |
| 4th | Chad | 1.32% | 1.4% |
| 5th | Myanmar | 1.53% | 1.9% |
| 6th | Pakistan | 1.72% | 33.6% |
| 7th | Lao PDR | 2.02% | 28.1% |
| 8th | Mali | 2.18% | 1.4% |
| 9th | Solomon Islands | 2.37% | -19.1% |
| 10th | Burundi | 2.41% | 4.6% |
| 11th | Liberia | 2.77% | -12.2% |
| 12th | Thailand | 2.95% | 13.4% |
| 13th | Senegal | 2.98% | 1.4% |
| 14th | Togo | 3.15% | -20.4% |
| 15th | Madagascar | 3.22% | -32.7% |
| 16th | Viet Nam | 3.23% | -6.0% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.80% | -0.8% |
| 18th | Tonga | 4.49% | 7.2% |
| 19th | Papua New Guinea | 4.53% | 26.8% |
| 20th | Kazakhstan | 4.58% | -12.3% |
| 21st | Moldova | 4.87% | -14.4% |
| 22nd | Guatemala | 4.99% | -5.8% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 5.10% | -4.8% |
| 24th | Bahrain | 5.28% | 6.7% |
| 25th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.33% | 0.8% |
| 26th | Benin | 5.45% | 154.8% |
| 27th | Macao SAR, China | 5.75% | 6.2% |
| 28th | Guinea | 5.96% | 0.0% |
| 29th | Burkina Faso | 6.11% | 3.3% |
| 30th | Cameroon | 6.31% | -0.1% |
| 31st | Malawi | 6.58% | 1.0% |
| 32nd | Tanzania | 6.76% | 15.5% |
| 33rd | United Arab Emirates | 6.86% | -4.7% |
| 34th | Mozambique | 6.92% | 0.7% |
| 35th | Kenya | 6.92% | -1.8% |
| 36th | Peru | 7.00% | 2.3% |
| 37th | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.09% | 5.2% |
| 38th | Bangladesh | 7.43% | 18.1% |
| 39th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.65% | 2.6% |
| 40th | Cuba | 7.66% | 27.2% |
| 41st | Switzerland | 7.73% | -6.0% |
| 42nd | Nigeria | 7.90% | 0.4% |
| 43rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 8.00% | 6.8% |
| 44th | Honduras | 8.06% | 7.4% |
| 45th | Sierra Leone | 8.16% | 4.6% |
| 46th | Korea | 8.30% | -2.8% |
| 47th | Japan | 8.33% | -12.0% |
| 48th | Norway | 8.41% | -8.8% |
| 49th | Turkmenistan | 8.53% | 1.1% |
| 50th | El Salvador | 8.54% | -15.9% |
| 51st | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.59% | -12.8% |
| 52nd | Ghana | 8.81% | -20.4% |
| 53rd | Singapore | 8.87% | -5.8% |
| 54th | Ecuador | 8.90% | -4.2% |
| 55th | Bhutan | 8.91% | 1.4% |
| 56th | Germany | 8.93% | -14.3% |
| 57th | Zimbabwe | 8.96% | -1.5% |
| 58th | Austria | 9.17% | -5.2% |
| 59th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 9.27% | -23.4% |
| 60th | Timor-Leste | 9.29% | -0.7% |
| 61st | Comoros | 9.41% | -0.7% |
| 62nd | Philippines | 9.48% | -2.7% |
| 63rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.68% | 6.8% |
| 64th | Vanuatu | 9.76% | 3.8% |
| 65th | Mexico | 9.77% | 0.6% |
| 66th | Netherlands | 9.78% | -9.2% |
| 67th | Malaysia | 9.82% | -9.7% |
| 68th | China | 9.98% | 1.6% |
| 69th | Afghanistan | 10.04% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Central African Republic | 10.19% | -1.5% |
| 71st | Nicaragua | 10.19% | -15.7% |
| 72nd | Mongolia | 10.27% | -29.4% |
| 73rd | Kuwait | 10.30% | 20.0% |
| 74th | Eritrea | 10.33% | -1.4% |
| 75th | Uzbekistan | 10.59% | -8.6% |
| 76th | Belarus | 10.88% | -0.1% |
| 77th | Panama | 11.10% | -17.4% |
| 78th | Paraguay | 11.36% | 7.0% |
| 79th | Australia | 11.37% | -1.5% |
| 80th | Israel | 11.83% | -16.8% |
| 81st | Tajikistan | 13.20% | 0.9% |
| 82nd | Malta | 13.34% | 0.7% |
| 83rd | Fiji | 13.69% | 4.8% |
| 84th | Canada | 13.92% | -4.5% |
| 85th | Dominican Republic | 13.96% | 29.1% |
| 86th | Iceland | 14.15% | -10.8% |
| 87th | Azerbaijan | 14.52% | -0.8% |
| 88th | Gambia, The | 14.76% | 4.6% |
| 89th | Samoa | 14.88% | 1.8% |
| 90th | Oman | 15.21% | 9.6% |
| 91st | Mauritania | 15.22% | -0.9% |
| 92nd | Russian Federation | 15.51% | -9.7% |
| 93rd | Equatorial Guinea | 15.56% | -0.3% |
| 94th | Slovenia | 15.76% | 7.2% |
| 95th | Rwanda | 16.29% | 1.2% |
| 96th | Denmark | 16.31% | 4.8% |
| 97th | Iraq | 16.45% | -0.8% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | 16.76% | -10.3% |
| 99th | Brazil | 16.93% | -7.2% |
| 100th | Belize | 16.96% | 0.2% |
| 101st | Lebanon | 17.13% | 6.6% |
| 102nd | United States | 17.27% | -5.9% |
| 103rd | New Zealand | 17.51% | 0.5% |
| 104th | Ukraine | 17.81% | 0.6% |
| 105th | Morocco | 17.93% | 1.8% |
| 106th | Chile | 18.00% | -5.5% |
| 107th | Luxembourg | 18.05% | 29.7% |
| 108th | Uruguay | 18.06% | -12.8% |
| 109th | Czechia | 18.08% | -1.5% |
| 110th | Channel Islands | 18.11% | 6.0% |
| 111th | Türkiye | 18.21% | -15.6% |
| 112th | Indonesia | 18.39% | 4.0% |
| 113th | Argentina | 18.71% | -3.5% |
| 114th | Belgium | 18.72% | -16.4% |
| 115th | Suriname | 19.21% | 42.8% |
| 116th | Nepal | 19.29% | 0.5% |
| 117th | South Sudan | 19.61% | 1.1% |
| 118th | Finland | 19.93% | -6.4% |
| 119th | São Tomé and Principe | 20.27% | -2.7% |
| 120th | Jamaica | 20.36% | -0.4% |
| 121st | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.11% | 3.0% |
| 122nd | Cyprus | 21.16% | 33.5% |
| 123rd | Colombia | 21.17% | -6.2% |
| 124th | Mauritius | 21.59% | -8.2% |
| 125th | United Kingdom | 21.69% | 6.7% |
| 126th | Costa Rica | 22.04% | 26.8% |
| 127th | Brunei Darussalam | 22.05% | 1.8% |
| 128th | Maldives | 22.11% | -5.3% |
| 129th | Estonia | 22.39% | -32.0% |
| 130th | Cabo Verde | 22.62% | 6.1% |
| 131st | Albania | 22.70% | -26.5% |
| 132nd | Guyana | 22.72% | 0.8% |
| 133rd | Sweden | 22.78% | -8.0% |
| 134th | Algeria | 22.80% | 2.9% |
| 135th | France | 23.02% | -2.4% |
| 136th | Yemen, Republic of | 23.16% | 5.1% |
| 137th | Lesotho | 23.20% | 0.9% |
| 138th | Zambia | 23.22% | -20.4% |
| 139th | India | 23.64% | 1.5% |
| 140th | European Union | 23.73% | 3.5% |
| 141st | Romania | 24.06% | 8.5% |
| 142nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 24.37% | 5.6% |
| 143rd | Bulgaria | 25.06% | 14.2% |
| 144th | Saudi Arabia | 25.11% | 1.5% |
| 145th | Poland | 25.52% | 8.3% |
| 146th | Hungary | 25.96% | -1.6% |
| 147th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 26.65% | -7.2% |
| 148th | Barbados | 26.83% | 5.8% |
| 149th | Bahamas, The | 27.00% | 1.7% |
| 150th | Italy | 29.15% | 4.4% |
| 151st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 29.43% | 19.7% |
| 152nd | Ireland | 29.58% | 5.1% |
| 153rd | Portugal | 30.31% | 33.2% |
| 154th | Jordan | 30.79% | 2.4% |
| 155th | Latvia | 31.07% | -14.3% |
| 156th | West Bank and Gaza | 31.22% | -13.7% |
| 157th | Guam | 31.96% | 64.1% |
| 158th | Sudan | 32.17% | 21.9% |
| 159th | Lithuania | 32.59% | -8.8% |
| 160th | Slovak Republic | 33.49% | -0.8% |
| 161st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.74% | 0.3% |
| 162nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 34.56% | -2.5% |
| 163rd | Botswana | 35.20% | 0.3% |
| 164th | Gabon | 35.34% | -1.7% |
| 165th | Haiti | 35.35% | -4.2% |
| 166th | French Polynesia | 35.51% | 1.2% |
| 167th | New Caledonia | 36.31% | 0.5% |
| 168th | Croatia | 36.67% | 13.3% |
| 169th | Montenegro | 37.04% | 0.9% |
| 170th | Armenia | 38.08% | 1.5% |
| 171st | Angola | 39.01% | 0.8% |
| 172nd | Namibia | 39.37% | -11.6% |
| 173rd | St. Lucia | 39.55% | 12.0% |
| 174th | Congo, Republic of | 40.19% | 0.7% |
| 175th | Georgia | 40.71% | 2.0% |
| 176th | Tunisia | 42.64% | 44.2% |
| 177th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.74% | 0.7% |
| 178th | Greece | 44.95% | 36.2% |
| 179th | Spain | 46.16% | 11.4% |
| 180th | South Africa | 49.75% | -1.4% |
| 181st | Libya | 50.37% | 1.6% |
| 182nd | Serbia | 51.18% | 10.2% |
| 183rd | Eswatini | 53.25% | -2.4% |
| 184th | North Macedonia | 55.11% | -0.2% |
| 185th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59.57% | -0.2% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 70.49% | 0.7% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's youth unemployment in 2011?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment in 2011 was 22.04%. This ranked 126th globally.
How did Costa Rica's youth unemployment change in 2011?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment increased by 26.8% in 2011 compared to 2010.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2011?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2011 at 70.49%.
What is the youth unemployment of Costa Rica in 2011?▾
The youth unemployment of Costa Rica in 2011 was 22.04%. This ranked 126th globally.
How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Costa Rica's youth unemployment?▾
Costa Rica's youth unemployment went from 17.38% in 2010 to 22.04% in 2011, a 26.8% increase.
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